ISSUE 348May / June 2024 Drupa May 28th to 7th June Messe, Düsseldorf, Germany www.drupa.com The Print Show September 17th to 19th NEC, Birmingham, UK www.theprintshow.co.uk Publishing director Page Tuck Sales director Chris Davies Lead contributor Rob Fletcher Contributors Brian Sims, Colin Sinclair McDermott Contact Editorial: 0117 980 5040 Sales: 0117 960 3255 Production: 0117 980 5041 Accounts: 0117 980 5042 Find us online www.printmonthly.co.uk Socials All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or any information storage or retrieval system without the prior consent of the publisher. The views expressed by contributors to Print Monthly magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher or editorial team and Link Publishing Ltd. takes no responsibility for any errors that may have occurred. The publisher also accepts no responsibility for the advertising content, including any error, omission or inaccuracy therein. Calls may be recorded for training purposes. Link Publishing Ltd. retains the right to publish and re-publish any images or information sent to the publication. Link Publishing Ltd, Unit G, Link House, Britton Gardens, Kingswood, Bristol BS15 1TF Editor Carys Evans carys@linkpublishing.co.uk Online editor David Osgar david@linkpublishing.co.uk Production Shaun Edwards shaun@linkpublishing.co.uk Sales Tim Hall tim@linkpublishing.co.uk Sales Luke Stoneham luke@linkpublishing.co.uk Accounts Kathryn Quinn kat@linkpublishing.co.uk Office therapist Skye PrintMonthly printmonthly PrintMonthlyMagazine Printed on Sappi Magno Satin from EBB Paper CBP00015512002182040 May / June 2024 - Issue 348 4 email: news@printmonthly.co.uk PrintMonthly printmonthly PrintMonthlyMagazine Hello and welcome to Print Monthly May / June! With the last event not having taken place in person since 2016, drupa fever is well and truly underway. Exhibitors have been sharing details of what they will be launching and demonstrating with some set to showcase as many as 20 new machines on their booths. I made the trip to the historic Stationer's Hall in London in April to hear from drupa head, Sabine Geldermann, about what the team have been up to over the past eight years (not forgetting virtual drupa) in preparation for drupa's long-awaited return. The key themes that keep cropping up are sustainability and digitalisation and this will be seen reflected across exhibitor booths as well as within in-show features and conference schedules such as the drupa cube and drupa DNA. We have detailed all the things you can expect to see from drupa this May in our bumper eight-page special on P56. Also in this issue, we dive under the hood of the AXZYRA AX-Ultra and find out how the small-footprinted mahcine still packs a punch (P47), as well as find out more about Kyocera and its strong environmental credentials with the company also debuting a new machine in Düsseldorf this drupa (P43). In the news, we celebrate some company milestones (P18), hear of a number of potential collaborations from major industry players (P06 & P12), and find out how an exhibition held by Canon and the RNIB has enabled blind and partially sighted visitors to experience the photography shown thanks to tactile print (P08). You can also watch our video coverage of the event by scanning the QR code below. As always, we love to hear your stories so please do get in touch with any news you have to share! EDITOR S NOTE Carys Evans MEET THE TEAM DATES FOR YOUR DIARY VIDEO COVERAGE Scan the QR code to watch our video coverage over on our Print7 YouTube channel
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